[Job-Listings] NMCFB Orientation Center Position Posting New Mexico

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This is an OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION of invitation to applicants for a Blindness
Skills Instructor (CFB #10113091) in our Alamogordo Office

 

THIS POSTING IS A STANDARD POSTING. 14-day advertisement will be removed on
June 18th, 2026

ALL applications MUST be filed online at:

 

https://hcm.share.nm.gov <https://hcm.share.nm.gov/> 

 

Applications for this position not filed through the SPO website WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.

 

Salary

$21.96 - $32.94 Hourly

 

$45,680 - $68,520 Annually

 

This position is a Pay Band C5

 

Posting Details

 

SHARE is currently working on a system update for applicants who use screen
readers. A screen reader is a software application that enables people with
visual impairments to use a computer. Screen readers work closely with the
computers Operating System to provide information about icons, menus,
dialogue boxes, files and folders. If you are applying with a screen reader
and need assistance, please contact Chelsea Talamante at (505) 476-4460.

 

Why does the job exist?

This position will provide blindness skills training, primarily training in
home management, to blind and visually impaired individuals at the New
Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center, in Alamogordo.

 

How does it get done?

The incumbent provides instruction in home and personal management, areas of
daily living, to adult and youth students at the Orientation Center,
develops, maintains, and revises curriculum; and creates and provides staff
training.

 

Who are the customers?

Transition age students and adults who are blind or visually impaired and
who are seeking to become employed, and Professionals in the field of
blindness who are receiving training.

 

Ideal Candidate

- Individual possesses a Bachelor's Degree with three years of related
experience. Related experience would include in depth experience with basic
computer technology, assistive technology for blind and low vision
individuals, and skills training, in addition to the ability to teach cane
travel, Braille, communication skills, and other skills related to
activities of daily living for blind and low vision individuals.

 

Minimum Qualification

Associate Degree in Education, Social Science, Behavioral Science, or
related field and two (2) years of experience in a field such as orientation
and mobility, vocational rehabilitation counseling, education, social work,
gerontology, family and community services, child development, home
economics related to families, or services for people with disabilities. Any
combination of education from an accredited college or university in a
related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling four (4)
years may substitute for the required education and experience.

 

Employment Requirements

Background investigation

 

Working Conditions

Work requires daily organization and management of the home and personal
management classroom which includes a kitchen and related materials; working
with systems and tools for planning and organization, budgeting and
communication skills. regular exposure to personal computers, printers,
scanners, refreshable braille displays and embossers; and requires some
telephone usage. Duties require lifting, walking, standing, sitting,
bending, and crawling. Regularly work with individuals with secondary
disabilities, some of which result in challenging behaviors. Occasionally
exposed to service animals. While this job requires work at a singular
location with weekly assignments on activities outside the Orientation
Center, occasional overnight travel.

 

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all
terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.

 

 

 

 

 

Jamie Sibson, MRC

Orientation Center Director

New Mexico Commission for the Blind

408 North White Sands Blvd.

Alamogordo, New Mexico 88310

Email:  <mailto:Jamie.sibson at cfb.nm.gov> Jamie.sibson at cfb.nm.gov

Office Phone: 505-383-2291

Cell Phone: 505-670-1727

 

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